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Q&A: Can you please clarify “head injury”—the criteria for coding major injury at J1900C?

Question:  Can you please clarify “head injury”—the criteria for coding major injury at J1900C? Answer from Jessie McGill RN, BSN, RAC-MTA, RAC-CTA: CMS did not provide a definition of major injury but instead provided a...

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